Buhrstone

Word BUHRSTONE
Character 9
Hyphenation buhr stone
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What do we mean by buhrstone?

A tough, silicified limestone formerly used to make millstones. It is typified by the presence of multiple cavities that originally housed fossilized shells. noun

See burstone. noun

A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. noun

Alternative spelling of burrstone. noun

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The word "buhrstone" in example sentences

The quartzite in Montgomery, takes the form of a buhrstone, which is supposed to be valuable for the manufacture of mill stones. ❋ North Carolina Land Co. (1869)

On Laurel River in Madison is a peculiar cherty splintered whitish quartz rock which Mr. George Gehagan has manufactured into millstones, which are described as nearly equal in performance to the French buhrstone. ❋ North Carolina Land Co. (1869)

It is like the buhrstone of Paris, very tough and hard, and perfectly adapted to grinding wheat. ❋ Unknown (1869)

Page 58 that on Laurel River in Madison County is also said to be equal to the French, and in Montgomery County, on the Yadkin, the same resemblance to the French buhrstone exists. ❋ Unknown (1869)

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